noun / adjective
crescent
KRESS-unt/ˈkresnt/
A curved shape like a thin moon, tapering to two points.
The slender crescent moon tapers to a point at each end.
Etymology
The pieces mean “growing,” originally describing the waxing moon. The name shifted from the moon’s increasing illumination to its curved shape, eventually including the waning moon’s similar outline.
In context
These transport ships were protected in the center of a great mass of ships. It looked like a huge crescent moon. You got the slower moving transport ships in the middle
More examples
- She cuts the dough into crescents before baking it.
- A silver crescent hangs from his necklace.
- The crescent beach curves around the quiet bay.
Forms
crescent · crescents
crescent-shaped adjective — Curved like a thin moon with points.